Beer-tapping device



Sheet 1.

(No Model.)

- [2 Sheets- J. W. FARNOPF 8v G. J. STICHT.

BEER TAPPING DEVICE.

Patented June 22 (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2u J. W. PARNOFP an G.JfsTICHT.'

- BEER TAPPING DEVICE.

No. 584,863. 'Patented June 22, 1897.*

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JAY lV'. FARNOFF ANI) GlMlRGE J. STICIlT, OF BUFFALO, NFV YORK.

BEERmTAPPlNG: DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 584,863, dated June 22,1897? Application filed September 28, 1896. Serial No. 607,189. (Nomodel.)

or connected with a removable port-ion and1 used in connection with anyforni of air-pump or air-pressure device; and it consists in theconstruction and combination of parts, as will hereinafter more fullyappear, and be set forth V in the claims.

Our invention has for its object to produce an efficient tapping devicewhich is simple and durable in construction, reliable in action, andwhich can be conveniently operated.

In the accompanying drawings, consisting of two sheets, Figure l is a.central vertical section of a barrel provided with our improvements.Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line a ci', liig. 4, showing our deviceapplied to a barrel, the draft-tubc being in position to force the corkout of its seat. Fig. '3 is a similar section showing the bushing, tap,and draft-n tube in working position. Fig. i is a top plan view of thedevice. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on line l) b, Fig. fcuttingthrough the tap and drafttubc. Fig. 6 is a similar section on line c c,Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is atop plan view of the bushing. Fig. S is a sideelevation thereof. Fig. J is a detached side elevation of the enlargedportion or bearing-sleeve which is removably secured to the sleeve ofthe tap. Fig. 10 is a central vertical section of the coupling-sleeve. I

Like numerals of reference indicate corre spending parts in the severalfigures.

The numeral 1 represents a barrel in which the bushing 2 is secured. Thelatter is provided on its periphery with a flange On each side of thisflange are screw-threaded por tions 4f 5, the screw-threaded portion abeing a sharp thread adapted to screw into the barrel or keg, While thethreaded portion 5 is preferably acoarse t-hreadwhich enters thecouplingsleeve of the tap, said coupling-sleeve being provided with aninterior screw-thread correthe bushing.

spending with the screw-thread on the portion 5 of the bushing, as willbe hereinafter described. G represents notches provided for the purposeof entering a wrench and securing the bushing to the" barrel. 7 is acork which is seated in the bore S oi' the bushing. The barrel isrecessed to receive the bushing, thereby presenting an even surface andavoiding all projecting parts which are liable to be damaged or broken.Y

9 represents a sleeve or casing, which is provided at its lower end withan enlarged portion 10, the latter being removably secured to saidsleeve or casing by means ot screwthreads 11, the `lower end thereofbeing flush with a shoulder 12, formed on the sleeve or casing 9, andtogether constituting a wide shoulder against which the annular packingV or washer 13 is adapted to bear, said packing or washer being setaround the reduced portion l-fof the sleeve, which is adapted to enterthe bore of: the bushing.

15 represents a coupling-sleeve which is adapted to couple or secure thetap to the bushing. This sleeve is provided at its upper end with aninwardly-extending fiange 1G, which overlaps the upper end of theenlarged portion of the sleeve or casing 9. The lower end of thiscoupling-sleeve is provided with a screw-thread 17, which is adapted toscrew onto the screw-threaded portion 5 of By the construction as showna coarse threadl is provided at this point, thereby facilitating thecoupling of the tap to the bushing.

The tap is forced against the bushing by means of the flange 1U of thecoupling-sleeve bearin g against the upper end of the enlarged portionof the sleeve, the packing or Washer 13 being set between the tap andthe bushing for the purpose of preventing the escape of air or gas fromthe barrel. By this construction the twisting and grinding on the washeror packing 13 is overcome, as the sleeve or casing i), on which it sets,does not turn, the coupling-sleeve simply forcing it down on thebushing, thereby saving the packing4 trom wear, as no twisting strainsare. applied thereto.

In order to place the coupling-sleeve in position on the sleeve orcasing 9, the enlarged portion 100i' the latter is detached. The coup-IOO ling-sleeve is then set over the sleeve 9 and the enlarged portion1'0 screwed to its place on the latter.

18 represents the tap-nut, which'is provided withva hand-wheel 19 foreasy manipulation and a screw-threaded portion 20. This nut enters theupper .screw-threaded portion of the sleeve or casing 9.

21 is an annular iange which acts as a seat for the packing or washer22, against which the tap-nut is forced. These parts constitute thestutling-box.

ter passes centrally through the tap and bushing and into the barrel orkeg. This prevents the escape of gas or air through the upper end of thesleeve 9.

24 represents the air-hose nipple, which is screwed to a branch or stem25 of the sleeve or casing 9, and 26 is an air-hose, which is secured tosaid nipple and adapted to be connected to an air-pump or air-pressuredevice for admitting air into the barrel.

27 is a check-valve attached to the inner end of the hose-nipple and isadapted for allowing the air to pass into the barrel and to prevent theescape of air or gas therefrom.

The draft-tube is provided at its lower end with holes 28, through whichthe beer or other Y onto-one of the nscrew-threaded portions of theliquid en ters, th'ebeer passing up under pressure through thedraft-tube and beer-hose 29 to a faucet, (not shown,) from which thebeer is drawn.

30 is an annular air-space surrounding the draft-tube 23 and throughwhich the air entering through the hose-nipple and checkvalve passes,the air passing down through the bushing and into the barrel, as is wellknown- The operation of my device is as follows:

The reduced portion 14 of the sleeve or cas-` ing 9 is set into the boreof the bushing, the couplingsleeve is then. screwed onto said bushing,thereby securely holding and connecting the latter and the tap together.The draft-tube is then inserted into the upper end of the sleeve orcasing 9 and forced through the opening in the packing or washer 22 anddown against the cork, enough pressure being exerted to force the corkfrom its seat, the draft-tube being then forced to the bottom of thebarrel. The tap-nut 18 is then screwed against the packingsor washer 22,thereby compressing the latter against the draft-tube and preventing theescape of gas or air from the sleeve or casing 9. The air under coml Ontighteningl the tap-nut the packing or washer 22 is compressed againstthe draft-tube 23, which latpression now passes through the check-valve,annular space, and bushing and into the barrel, thereby forcing the beeror other liquid up through the draft-tube to any desired place.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with the bushing,which is secured to the barrel andprovided with a cylindrical bore, of a sleeve or casing provided with astuffing-box in its upper end, a detachable enlarged portion near itslower end, an airinlet intermediate of the two, and a reduced portionadapted to enter the bore of the bushing, a coupling-sleeve adapted tobe secured to the bushing and couple the tap thereto, a draft-tubepassing centrally through the sleeve or casing, and an air-spacesurrounding the draft-tube and communicating with the air-inlet and thebarrel, substantially as set forth.

2. A bushing provided with an annular iange and screw-threaded portionseach side of said flange, iifcombination with a sleeve or casingprovided in its upper end with a stuifing-box, an enlarged portion nearits lower end which is secured thereto by screw-threads, an air-inletprovided with a check-valve intermediate of the two, a coupling-sleevehaving an interior screw.- thread adapted to screw bushing and securethe tap thereto, a washer or packing set between the bushing and thetap, a draf t-tube passing centrally through the tap and bushing, and anannular air-space surrounding said draft-tube an d communicating lwiththe air-inlet and the barrel, substantially as set forth.

3. AY bushing provided with an annular flange and screw-threadedportions each side of said ange, in combination with a sleeve or casingprovided in its upper end with a stuliing-boX, a detachable enlargedportion near its lower end, an air-inlet provided with a valveintermediate of the two, and a reduced portion adapted to enter thebushing, a coupling-sleeve having an interior screwthread adapted toscrew onto one of the screw-threaded portions of the bushing, and awasher or packing set between the bushing and the enlarged portion,substantially as set forth.

JAY W. FARNOFF. GEORGE J. STICIIT. wWitnesses:

JOHN NEUHART, F. I-I. KOEHLER.

